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Slow Burn Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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A Tale of Springtime
1990 · Romance
The Match Factory Girl
1990 · Drama
Dogs’ Feast
1990 · Drama
The Woman in Black
1989 · Horror
Ulsavapittennu
1989 · Comedy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Drama
The Asthenic Syndrome
1989 · Drama
Full Moon in New York
1989 · Drama
Mystery Train
1989 · Drama
The Stairway
1989 · Fantasy
Begotten
1989 · Fantasy
Dasharatham
1989 · Drama
Speaking Parts
1989 · Drama
Miracle in Rome
1989
Nostos: The Return
1989 · Drama
sex, lies, and videotape
1989 · Drama
A Visitor to a Museum
1989 · Drama
Monsieur Hire
1989 · Crime
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Drama
Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?
1989 · Drama
Chocolat
1989 · Drama
Gang of Four
1989 · Mystery
Piravi
1989 · Drama
Dhwani
1988
The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Drama
The Christmas Wife
1988 · Romance
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988 · Drama
Moonnam Pakkam
1988 · Family
In the Aftermath
1988 · Animation
Another Woman
1988 · Drama
Zerograd
1988 · Comedy
The Girlfriend
1988 · Drama
Paperhouse
1988 · Horror
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Drama
Stealing Home
1988 · Drama
A Short Film About Love
1988 · Romance
The Wash
1988 · Drama
A Few Days with Me
1988 · Drama
A Summer Story
1988 · Romance
Pascali’s Island
1988 · Drama
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